单词 | hotcha |
释义 | hotchaadj.int. slang (chiefly U.S.). A. adj. 1. Vivacious, attractive, desirable; flashy, showy. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > [adjective] > sexually attractive nymphic1799 sexy1912 sex-appealing1923 hotcha1924 hot1926 ooh-la-la1929 bed-worthy1936 beddable1941 phat1963 smoking1989 kewl1990 smoking hot1994 bess2006 1924 San Antonio (Texas) Express 10 Apr. 11/2 On the program are..‘Hotcha Mamma’,..‘St. Louis Gal’..and ‘Easy Melody’. 1932 J. Lait Beast of City 25 To the old-line cops, hard-boiled and experienced, he was the elegant kid, the hotcha dresser. 1939 R. Chandler Big Sleep ix. 71 He run Sternwood's hotcha daughter,..off to Yuma. 1947 B. Schulberg Harder they Fall 14 He finally had a blowout on that hotcha motorcycle of his. 1981 C. James Crystal Bucket 27 Oddly continuing to reject the blandishments of Ming's hotcha daughter. 2. Of music (esp. jazz): exciting, lively; marked by a strong rhythm. Cf. hot adj. 12h. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > music > type of music > jazz > [adjective] > types of Chicagoan1861 bad1897 hot1918 red-hot1918 soft1921 low-down1922 sweet1924 barrel-house1926 New Orleans1926 straight1926 crazy1927 dirty1927 hotcha1930 jungle1935 solid1935 traditional jazz1935 powerhouse1937 gutty1939 riffy1939 jivey1944 Kansas City1946 cool1948 West Coast1949 far-out1954 nutty1955 swinging1955 mainstream1957 Afro-Latin1958 1930 San Antonio (Texas) Light 14 Mar. b1/4 Where the imps of Satan gather And create what we call jazz..Comes this monster of the air waves..Spawn of hotcha razzmatazz. 1937 S. King-Hall King-Hall Survey 1936 ix. 93 I seemed to notice a tendency, towards the end of 1936, for what one of my daughters calls ‘Hotcha’ music to be replaced by ‘Swing’ music. 1957 W. C. Handy Father of Blues vii. 98 Hot-cha music was the stuff we needed, and it had to be mellow. 2006 N.Y. Times (Nexis) 16 Mar. e5 A hotcha interlude that borrows every hip-twitching, hand-twirling cliche from the Bob Fosse back catalog, including the bowler hats. B. int. Expressing enthusiastic approval or delight. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > esteem > approval or sanction > commendation or praise > expressions of commendation [interjection] well-donea1500 macte1573 hear- him1727 hear1768 that's your sort1792 top marks1829 that's the spirit1853 good for you (also him, her, etc.)1855 good man1887 good egg1903 attaboy1909 to go up (also down) one1909 right on1911 hotcha1931 thataboy1936 hubba-hubba1944 chapeau1976 the world > physical sensation > hearing and noise > voice or vocal sound > cry or exclamation > [interjection] > other specific cries or exclamations oeOE heya1225 ouc1300 we13.. hac1320 how1377 how now?c1380 vaha1382 ha a!c1386 ha ha!c1386 hoa1400 ohoa1400 yowc1440 yoa1475 heh1475 hey ho?c1475 huffc1485 wemaya1500 whewa1500 wow1513 huffa?1520 gup?1528 ist1540 whow1542 hougha1556 whoo1570 good-now1578 ooh1602 phew1604 highday1606 huh1608 whoo-whoop1611 sessaa1616 tara1672 hegh1723 hip1735 waugha1766 whoofa1766 jee1786 goody1796 yaw1797 hech1808 whoo-ee1811 whizz1812 yah1812 soh1815 sirs1816 how1817 quep1822 soho1825 ow1834 ouch1838 pfui1838 suz1844 shoo1845 yoop1847 upsadaisy1862 houp-la1870 hooch1871 nu1892 ouff1898 upsy1903 oo-er1909 ooh-wee1910 eina1913 oops1921 whoopsie1923 whoops-a-daisy1925 hot-cha-cha1929 upsadaisy1929 walla1929 hotcha1931 hi-de-ho1936 po po po1936 ho-de-ho1941 oh, oh1944 oopsy1956 chingas1984 bambi2007 1931 Bismarck (N. Dakota) Tribune 28 Oct. 8/5 (caption) Hot cha! Ol' Red Grange himself couldn't obey orders any better! 1934 J. O'Hara Appointment in Samarra (1935) i. 21 Did you ever see her in a bathing suit? Hot-cha! 1959 G. Paley Little Disturbances of Man 178 Jonathan Stubblefield misunderstood. ‘Hotcha!’ he replied. 2001 S. King Dreamcatcher xi. 350 Somebody up there likes me! Hotcha! This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.int.1924 |
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